The government has announced the companies and voluntary groups selected to deliver the government’s new Work Programme to help people back to work.
The programme is due to launch in June.
Among the 18 organisations selected, Ingeus won a place on the preferred bidder list in seven regions and A4E in five.
Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has been selected to lead the search for the new chief information officer of Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.
The previous CIO, Mansco Perry, left last October to become CIO of the endowment fund of Macalester College, Minnesota.
The government has said it will look at the area of indemnity clauses in the guidance notes on the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Siemens is well on its way to filling 1,000 new roles at its gas turbine manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Finance staffing specialist Grafton Banks Finance has moved into newly refurbished offices in Sheridan House, Western Road, Hove.
The firm, which launched a new division this year focusing on the recruitment of part-qualified accountants, is seeking a senior consultant to head its interim division.
Recruiters have the chance this morning to engage directly with employment relations minister Edward Davey at a Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) breakfast seminar, following publication of draft Agency Workers Regulations guidance last week.
Sales recruiter Bta Sales Recruitment has relocated to Canary Wharf office to One Canada Square.
The bigger location will house the team and 10 of the firm’s new hires recruited since the turn of the year.
UK online job opportunities rose by 9% in March, compared with the same month last year, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.
The Index reveals demand for skilled craft and tradesmen rose by 24% year-on-year and 4% month-on-month.
Oil & gas staffing specialist Primat Recruitment, part of the AMEC Group, has strengthened its team with a number of new appointments.
Susan Hughes joins as senior consultant for nuclear recruitment, based in Manchester, while Andy Hogan joins as senior consultant for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), based in Surrey with a secondary office in London.
Cloud-based SaaS software provider SuccessFactors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire learning management system (LMS) Plateau.
The move follows SuccessFactors’ acquisition of social video mobile learning provider Jambok.